Cozad, Nebraska Weather
Cozad, Nebraska — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Cozad, Dawson County.
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About Cozad, Nebraska
Cozad unfolds across the wide, arable plains of Dawson County, a place where the sky is an immense, ever-present canvas, often brushed with the subtle golds and roseate hues of dawn and dusk. It lies 48.7 miles west-north-west of Kearney, NE (from Kearney, NE: bearing 283°T), and is situated 14.0 miles west-north-west of Lexington. The land here, a fertile loam, rolls with a quiet, persistent grace, interrupted only by the straight, purposeful lines of agricultural fields and the occasional cluster of cottonwood trees that mark the course of unseen waterways. The air, particularly in the long, warm afternoons of summer, carries the faint, sweet scent of growing things and the distant hum of machinery, a constant, low thrum that speaks of diligence and the turning of seasons. The character of Cozad is in its openness, a feeling of vastness that invites the eye to travel to horizons that seem to stretch into infinity. The history of Cozad is deeply entwined with the westward expansion and the relentless cultivation of the prairie. Founded by the Cozad family, who were early proponents of irrigation and agricultural innovation, the town grew from a simple settlement into a hub for the surrounding farmlands, its economy historically rooted in the bounty of corn, soybeans, and cattle. The Platte River, though perhaps not a dramatic feature here, has always been a lifeblood, its presence shaping the landscape and the very way of life, even as modern irrigation systems have further amplified the land's productivity. Cozad still bears the mark of its agricultural heritage, with grain elevators standing as stoic sentinels against the sky, and the rhythm of the town subtly dictated by the planting and harvesting cycles, a quiet testament to the enduring partnership between people and this generous, demanding earth.
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| Location | Cozad, Dawson County, Nebraska |
| Coordinates | 40.859729°N, 99.987344°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 69130 |
| Area Code | 308 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cozad, Nebraska Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cozad, Nebraska, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Cozad includes coordinates 40.859729°N, 99.987344°W, situated in Dawson County. ZIP code 69130. Telephone area code: 308. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
